河南省2020版八年级上学期期末英语试题D卷

河南省2020版八年级上学期期末英语试题D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、补全短文6选5Kwame Alexander is an American writer of childrens fiction. His novel The Crossover was written in poetic (诗歌的) form and won several awards in 2015. Alexanders most recent novel Booked is about a middle school student Nick Hall, whose love for soccer helps him deal with the challenges of growing up. Recently, a reporter had an interview with Alexander about his books.(R=Reporter, A= Alexander)R: 1 . A: It has to do with my love of sports. As a kid, I loved to play sports. I was a tennis player. I love to watch sports and to get excited about what happens on the field. Why not use sports as a way to tell these stories? I know kids are going to get into it. What kid doesnt love tennis or swimming or soccer?R: 2 . A: Ive always been interested in the power of poetry. Ive been trying to write my feelings and ideas about the world we live in and poetry allows me to talk about some heavy and deep things in a pleasant way. I love poetry and for me, its so cool.R: 3 . A: Video games and television mostly offer fantasy (幻想). They offer interesting and unrealistic fantasy. Literature (文学) opens up a world of possibility to readers. As a writer for kids, I want to help readers imagine whats possible in the world how to make it better and how to make themselves better in it.R: 4 . A: Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, E. E. Cummings those are the main ones. Its the things they wrote about, the way they played with language and held the readers attention.R: Are you planning a new novel?5 . A: It will be. Im writing a prequel (前传) to The Crossover. Its about the father, Chuck Bell, when he was 12 years old.AWill it be in poetic form?BWhat can literature offer young people that video games and television cannot?CWhy are both of your recent novels about sports?DDo you write from your experience or imagination?EWhy did you write these two novels in poetic form? FWhich writers have had the greatest influence on your writing?二、阅读单选There are only two seasons in some countriesthe dry season and the rainy season. They are India, Vietnam and some countries in Africa. Its never cold there and it doesnt snow. In the dry season it is as warm as it is in the rainy season. When it is the dry season, it doesnt rain at all. Its very, very hot. All grass and leaves in the trees are yellow. Animals and people are very thirsty. It is a very difficult time for them! When it is the rainy season, the rain doesnt stop: it rains day and night. There is a lot of water around! Some animals like it but some dont.There is a place where there are no seasons at all. It is the Antarctic (南极).It is very cold all the year round. There are no countries and no cities there. There are some villages in the Antarctic. Who lives there? Some scientists from some countries go there to learn about the coldest place, its animals and birds. But there are no trees, no flowers, no fruit there, so people cant live there long.6 . There are _ seasons in the Antarctic.ATwoBthreeCfourDno7 . Whats the weather like in Vietnam?AIts very cold all the year round.BIts never cold and it doesnt snow.CIt is very cold and it snows all the year round.DIt is never cold and it snows all the year round.8 . When is a difficult time for people and animals in India?AThe rainy season.BSpring.CThe dry season.DWinter9 . Some scientists live in the Antarctic because they want to learn about _.Athe coldest placeBthe countries thereCthe cities thereDthe fruit there10 . Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?AThe leaves on the trees are yellow in the dry season.BAll countries in Africa have two seasons.CSome animals like the rainy seasonDThere are some animals and birds in the Antarctic.阅读下面短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。Mrs. Jones telephone number is 2562781 and the number of the city cinema is 2562718. Because the two numbers look the same, some people often mistake and telephone her when they want the cinema.One evening, the Jones are having supper at the table. Just then, the telephone rings. Mrs. Jones goes to answer the telephone. A tired man says, Excuse me, at what time does your last movie begin?Im sorry, says Mrs. Jones, but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.Oh, sorry, it began twenty minutes ago (以前)? Thank you all the same. Goodbye, says the man.Mrs. Jones is very surprised, so she tells her husband the whole thing. Her husband Mr. Jones laughs and says: I see. The mans wife wants to go to the movie, but he is tired. He doesnt want to go to a movie. So he telephones the cinema. His wife hears him, but she cant hear you. Now they stay at home this evening, and the husband is very happy and he can have a good rest at home.11 . Whats the telephone number of the city cinema?A2562781B2562718C2562 17812 . Where are the Jones that evening?ATheyre at home.BTheyre in a restaurant.CTheyre in a cinema.13 . What are the Jones doing when the telephone rings?AThey re playing computer.BTheyre having supper.CTheyre watching a movie.14 . What do we know about the tired man?AHe wants to watch a movie.BHe loves his wife very much.CHe doesnt want to go out at all.15 . Whats the meaning of the word surprised?A惊讶的B高兴的C苦恼的Im a student. My names Wei Hua. My grandfather is 70 years old now. He often says life has changed a lot. It becomes better and better. I ask him what life was like when he was a child The following was what he saidWhen he was a child，he used to feel hungry. There didnt used to be enough food for him to eat. He has two brothers and two sisters. His parents were both farmers. They were very poor and couldnt let their children eat as much as possible. As for clothes，they didnt use to have enough clothes. They didnt use to buy new clothes. The younger brothers and sisters often wore their elder brothersand sistersclothes. My grandfather is the youngest. Only he went to school and had a job in the city. His brothers and sisters didnt get an education and live in the countryside now. Now my grandfather has retired and lives a happy life. He can eat any food that he wants. He can buy clothes that he wants to buy. He says he is much happier than before. He often asks me to study hard. He says if I work hard，I can have a good future16 . Wei Huas grandfatherget enough food when he was a childAused toBcouldntCcan17 . His grandfathers parents haschildrenAthreeBfourCfive18 . Whose clothes did his grandfather use to wear ？AHis brothers.BHis mothers.CHis own.19 . Why couldnt his grandfathers brothers or sisters go to school ？ABecause they didnt want to go to school.BBecause their parents didnt want them to go to school.CBecause they are poor.20 . Is Wei Huas grandfather happy now？ANo，he isnt .BYes，he is.CWe dont know.The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words mixed up and people wont understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldnt understand them. But if you sense of humor, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes. Its better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they dont understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is:“ Dont be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”21 . The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is _Awriting itBusing itClisteningDlearning grammar22 . What should you do in learning English?ABe careful not to make any mistakesBWrite as quickly as you canCSpeak English as much as you canDLaugh more often23 . When people laugh at your mistakes, you should _Anot careBbe happyCfeel worriedDbe unhappy24 . When you make s mistake, you should _Akeep quietBget angryCbe kindDkeep your sense of humor25 . The story tells us :“_”.AOnly foolish(愚蠢) people make mistakesBFew people make mistakesCPeople never make mistakesDThere is no one who doesnt make mistakes三、用单词的正确形式完成短文选词填空从方框中选择合适的单词并用适当形式填入下列句子中。(其中有两项多余) advise，solve，else，upset，advice，teenager，care，certainly，trust，experience There are always lots of worries in our life.When I was a(n) 26 . ，Mom said to me，“Its normal to have worries in life.Dont worry.Wait！One day your luck will change.Then youll 27 . your problems.” At the age of 21，I graduated (毕业) from a college.One day，I wanted to host (主持) a sports program.I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station.But they turned me down every time.They thought that I didnt have enough 28 . I felt really 29 . I went back home.Mom said to me，“Wait！One day your luck will change.” Then she 30 . me to try another radio station in Lowa.I took her 31 . At a small radio station in Lowa the manager told me that he had someone.As I left his office，I asked，“Could I do anything 32 . if I cant host a sports program？” I waited and then to my surprise he said，“33 . ” I worked very hard at the radio station.Slowly the manager found I was 34 . and was talented at hosting programs.At last I started my favorite job.I 35 . my mother.And I will never forget her words，“Wait！One day your luck will change.Then youll solve your problems.”Alose their jobBgive upCchangingDpossiblySome animals even have a sixth sense for the 36 . weather. Lets start with our little friends with feathers: birds. From the height of flying birds, we can tell how bad the weather is going to be. Its said that if birds are flying high, the weather will be clear. But if theyre flying closer to the ground, a storm 37 . comes on the way. The next forecaster is the ant. In preparation for bad weather, ants build up mounds (土堆) to protect themselves. So if you notice higher mounds in your yard than usual, the rain is going to fall and its better to close the windows. It seems that TV weathermen will 38 . and be replaced (取代) by these animal weather forecaster.四、多任务混合问题Lots of people get money from ATMs before going shopping. If you dont know how to use an ATM，read the following instructions（说明）carefully.Put your card into the machine.Look at the screen. Input（输入）your password into the machine.Input how much money you want on the screen of the machine. Then press OK.Get the money from the machine. If you want，you can also get a receipt（收据）.Take back your card.Remember these rules：Dont write your password on your card.Dont let other people